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Greek researcher has role in new $250M Robotics manufacturing Institute
[:el] A new robotics manufacturing institute will be created in Pittsburgh with total funds of 253 million dollars. Rice University is one of 40 academic partners and its team will be led by a Greek researcher. The Institute will be funded with $80 million from the US Department of...
New success for the Greek hunter of stolen antiquities
[:el] A new identification of an ancient Greek object illegally exported from Greece and which is now for sale in one of the two major New York galleries, was made by the forensic archaeologist and Research Assistant in the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research...
Greek scientist created mosquitoes resistant to dengue virus
[:el] Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, led by a Greek researcher, have genetically modified mosquitoes to resist infection from dengue virus, a virus that sickens an estimated 96 million people globally each year and kills more than 20,000, mostly children. The...
Greek researchers create artificial neuron
[:el]Greek researchers working at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens optical communication photonic technology laboratory have developed an artificial “neuron” that simulates fundamental functions of the human brain, at speeds that are many orders of magnitude higher. A paper on the new breakthrough made...
G. Stephanopoulos: Takes a step towards renewable diesel
[:el] MIT engineers led by a Greek researcher have genetically reprogrammed a strain of yeast so that it converts sugars to fats much more efficiently, an advance that could make possible the renewable production of high-energy fuels such as diesel. The researchers, led by Gregory...
16 breathtaking beaches to fuel your 2017 vacations
[:el]Τhe only way to get over winter blues is to lust over breathtaking beaches and wonder when it’s time to book another holiday. Cosmopolitan with the help of luxury travel flash sales company, Secret Escapes, rounded up the best beaches and in the top of the list is...
5 Greeks among the most successful young people in Europe in 2017
[:el] Forbes published for the second year the list 30 Under 30 Europe that spotlights the young elite and spans ten diverse categories. The list showcases 10 categories with 30 people each. The ground-breaking people presented are transforming the fields of technology, the arts, science...
Greek island in the top 50 destinations for 2017
[:el] The 50 destinations that made Travel and Leisure‘s list this year include one of France’s lesser-known wine regions, America’s next big dining spot, and a buzzy Greek island. Paros is in 34th place and has the following caption “Kitesurfers have long made a playground of...
4 Greeks among the brightest young entrepreneurs in the world for 2017
[:el] Forbes magazine published the list “30 under 30” for 2017, featuring 600 of the brightest young entrepreneurs, breakout talents and change agents in 20 different sectors. They were chosen from over 15,000 nominees overall. Forbes is clearly good at the guessing game of who’s...
Greek museum among the top 10 new museum openings in 2017
[:el] History, art and design will be celebrated in their many forms, and disciplines, at new institutions from Paris to Los Angeles and London to Cape Town. The newspaper Guardian published the list with the top 10 new museum openings in 2017, among them a...